In Mamata Banerjee's land

The Trinamool Congress's xenophobic appeal to its followers to not marry into families of CPM supporters has an unintended effect.

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Mail Today Bureau

Kolkata

April 25, 2012

UPDATED: April 25, 2012 13:17 IST

The Trinamool Congress's xenophobic appeal to its followers to not marry into families of CPM supporters had an unintended effect.

With biting sarcasm characteristic of the CPM, a senior Left leader revealed that eligible bachelors are rushing to take membership of the CPM. West Bengal, that emerged from 34 years of Left rule, apparently has more CPM supporting families. So bachelors who were Trinamool Congress sympathisers thought it better to switch sides to improve their matrimonial prospects, so the joke goes.